1 Cronache 22
1 E Davide disse: “Qui sarà la casa di Dio, dell’Eterno, e qui sarà l’altare degli olocausti per Israele”.
Then David said, “Here, [at the edge of Jerusalem, ] is where [we will build] the temple for our God Yahweh, and where [we will make] the altar for burning the offerings that the Israeli [people will bring].”
2 Davide ordinò che si radunassero gli stranieri che erano nel paese d’Israele, e fissò degli scalpellini per lavorar le pietre da taglio per la costruzione della casa di Dio.
So David commanded that the foreigners who lived in Israel must gather together. [When they did that, ] he appointed [some of those] men to [cut huge] stones [from the quarries] and to smooth their surfaces, to be used to build the temple of God.
3 Davide preparò pure del ferro in abbondanza per i chiodi per i battenti delle porte e per le commettiture; e una quantità di rame di peso incalcolabile
David provided a large amount of iron for making nails and hinges for the doors in the gates of the temple. He also provided so much bronze [for making the altar and various utensils], that no one could weigh it all.
4 e del legname di cedro da non potersi contare; perché i Sidoni e i Tiri aveano portato a Davide del legname di cedro in abbondanza.
He also provided [money for buying] a large amount of cedar logs. Because there was a huge number of them, no one was able to count them. Those were logs that men from Tyre and Sidon [cities] sent to David.
5 Davide diceva: “Salomone, mio figliuolo, è giovine e di tenera età, e la casa che si deve edificare all’Eterno ha da essere talmente magnifica da salire in fama ed in gloria in tutti i paesi; io voglio dunque far dei preparativi per lui”. Così Davide preparò degli abbondanti materiali, prima di morire.
David [provided all those things because he] thought, “My son Solomon is still young and he does not know what he needs to know [about building], and the temple of Yahweh must be (magnificent/very beautiful). It must be a glorious building that will become famous, and people throughout the world must consider it to be glorious/splendid. So now I will begin to prepare for it to be built, [and Solomon will be responsible for building it].” So David collected a great amount of building materials before he died.
6 Poi chiamò Salomone, suo figliuolo, e gli ordinò di edificare una casa all’Eterno, all’Iddio d’Israele.
[When] David [was old, he] summoned his son Solomon, and told him that he should arrange for a temple to be built for Yahweh, the God whom the Israelis [worshiped].
7 Davide disse a Salomone: “Figliuol mio, io stesso avevo in cuore di edificare una casa al nome dell’Eterno, del mio Dio;
He said to him, “I wanted [IDM] to build a temple to honor [MTY] Yahweh, my God.
8 ma la parola dell’Eterno mi fu rivolta, e mi fu detto: Tu hai sparso molto sangue, e hai fatte di gran guerre; tu non edificherai una casa al mio nome, poiché hai sparso molto sangue sulla terra, dinanzi a me.
But Yahweh told [a prophet to tell] me, ‘You have killed many men [MTY] in the battles that you have fought. I have seen the blood of all the people whom you killed, so you will not be the one who will arrange for a temple to be built to honor me [MTY].
9 Ma ecco, ti nascerà un figliuolo, che sarà uomo tranquillo, e io gli darò quiete, liberandolo da tutti i suoi nemici d’ogni intorno. Salomone sarà il suo nome; e io darò pace e tranquillità a Israele, durante la vita di lui.
But you will have a son [who will be king of Israel after you die]. He will be a man who is peaceful and quiet, [not a man who kills others]. And I will cause that there will be peace between him and his enemies who are in all the nearby lands. His name will be Solomon, [which sounds like the word for peace]. During the time that he is king, people in Israel will be peaceful and safe.
10 Egli edificherà una casa al mio nome; ei mi sarà figliuolo, ed io gli sarò padre; e renderò stabile il trono del suo regno sopra Israele in perpetuo.
He is the one who will arrange for a temple to be built to honor me [MTY]. He will be [like] a son to me, and I will cause some of his descendants to rule [MTY] over Israel forever [HYP].’
11 Ora, figliuol mio, l’Eterno sia teco, onde tu prosperi, ed edifichi la casa dell’Eterno, del tuo Dio, secondo ch’egli ha detto di te.
“So now, my son, I hope/wish that Yahweh will help you, and enable you to be successful in arranging for building the temple of Yahweh, your God, which is what he said that you would do.
12 Sol diati l’Eterno senno e intelligenza, e ti costituisca re d’Israele, per osservare la legge dell’Eterno, del tuo Dio.
I also hope/wish that he will enable you to be wise and to understand what you need to know, and enable you to obey his laws while you rule over Israel.
13 Allora prospererai, se tu ti applichi a mettere in pratica le leggi e i precetti che l’Eterno prescrisse a Mosè per Israele. Sii forte e fatti animo; non temere e non ti sgomentare.
If you carefully obey all the laws and regulations/commands that Yahweh gave to Moses to give to us Israeli people, you will be successful. So be steadfast/strong and courageous. Do not be afraid of anything, and do not become discouraged!
14 Ora ecco io, colle mie fatiche, ho preparato per la casa dell’Eterno centomila talenti d’oro, un milione di talenti d’argento, e una quantità di rame e di ferro da non potersi pesare, tant’è abbondante; ho pur preparato del legname e delle pietre; e tu ve ne potrai aggiungere ancora.
“I have tried hard to provide [materials] for [building] the temple of Yahweh. I have provided nearly 4,000 tons of gold, and nearly 40,000 tons of silver. I have also provided a very large amount of iron and bronze; no one has been able to weigh it all. I have also gathered/provided lumber and stone [for the walls of the temple], but you may need to get some more of those things.
15 E tu hai presso di te degli operai in abbondanza: degli scalpellini, de’ muratori, de’ falegnami, e ogni sorta d’uomini esperti in qualunque specie di lavoro.
There are many men [in Israel] who have good ability to cut big stones for making stone walls, and carpenters, and men who are very skilled at making various kinds of things.
16 Quanto all’oro, all’argento, al rame, al ferro, ve n’è una quantità incalcolabile. Lèvati dunque, mettiti all’opra, e l’Eterno sia teco!”
There are many men who know how to make things from gold and silver and bronze and iron. So now [I say to you], begin the work [of building the temple], and I hope/wish that Yahweh will help/be with you.”
17 Davide ordinò pure a tutti i capi d’Israele d’aiutare Salomone, suo figliuolo, e disse loro:
Then David commanded that all the Israeli leaders must assist Solomon. He said to them,
18 “L’Eterno, l’Iddio vostro, non è egli con voi, e non v’ha egli dato quiete d’ogn’intorno? Infatti egli m’ha dato nelle mani gli abitanti del paese, e il paese è assoggettato all’Eterno ed al suo popolo.
“Yahweh our God is certainly with/helping you [RHQ]. He has allowed you to have peace with all the nearby nations [RHQ]. He has enabled my [army] to conquer [IDM] them, so now Yahweh and my people control them.
19 Disponete dunque il vostro cuore e l’anima vostra a cercare l’Eterno ch’è il vostro Dio; poi levatevi, e costruite il santuario dell’Eterno Iddio, per trasferire l’arca del patto dell’Eterno e gli utensili consacrati a Dio, nella casa che dev’essere edificata al nome dell’Eterno”.
Now you must obey Yahweh completely. Help Solomon to arrange for building the temple for Yahweh God, in order that you can bring the Sacred Chest that contains the Ten Commandments and the other sacred items that belong to God into the temple that you will build to honor Yahweh.”
